Stephanie A S Staras
Biographic Data
| ID | 6076101 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephanie A S Staras |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephanie A S |
| FAMILY NAME | Staras |
| SIGNATURE | STARAS S A S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Caitlin G. Allen and Ashley Hatch are with the Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, and Paula S. Ramos is with the Departments of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. Dana Lee Olstad is with the Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Anna R. Kahkoska is with the Department of Nutrition, Laura V. Milko is with the Department of Genetics, and Megan C.... |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Extending an Antiracism Lens to the Implementation of Precision Public Health Interventions
Precision public health holds promise to improve disease prevention and health promotion strategies, allowing the right intervention to be delivered to the right population at the right time. Growing concerns underscore the potential for precision-based approaches to exacerbate health disparities by relying on biased data inputs and recapitulating existing access inequities. To achieve its full potential, precision public health must focus on add…
Messaging preferences among Florida caregivers participating in focus groups who had not yet accepted the HPV vaccine for their 11- to 12-year-old child
HPV vaccine messages, whether delivered by a clinician or via text message, will be more acceptable to caregivers if they approach HPV vaccination as the caregivers' decision, and include information from trusted sources to help caregivers make an informed choice
Perceptions and Knowledge About the MenB Vaccine Among Parents of High School Students
Serogroup B meningococcal disease (MenB) causes almost 60% of meningitis cases among adolescents and young adults. Yet, MenB vaccine coverage among adolescents remains below 10%. Since parents are the primary medical decision makers for adolescents, we examined MenB vaccination rates and parent attitudes about meningitis and the MenB vaccine. In 2018, in conjunction with a county-wide, school-based immunization campaign, we conducted a mixed meth…
I can be the Judge of What’s Serious”
Do Florida Medicaid Providers’ Barriers to HPV Vaccination Vary Based on VFC Program Participation
Perceived racial/ethnic discrimination, problem behaviors, and mental health among minority urban youth
Most adolescents had experienced racial/ethnic discrimination due to their race/ethnicity. Even occasional experiences of racial/ethnic discrimination likely contribute to maladaptive behavioral and mental health outcomes among adolescents. Prevention and coping strategies are important targets for intervention
Association Between Perinatal Medical Expenses and a Waiver to Increase Florida Healthy Start Services Within Florida Medicaid Programs
To assess the association between perinatal care expenditures and a Medicaid waiver to increase Florida Healthy Start services among Florida Medicaid non-managed care organization (non-MCO) program enrollees. We assessed perinatal care expenditures from Medicaid claims and encounter data among non-MCO enrollees with increased risk pregnancies who gave birth in Florida during 1998-2006. We used a pre-post design to compare adjusted perinatal medic…
Perceived racial/ethnic discrimination, problem behaviors, and mental health among minority urban youth
Most adolescents had experienced racial/ethnic discrimination due to their race/ethnicity. Even occasional experiences of racial/ethnic discrimination likely contribute to maladaptive behavioral and mental health outcomes among adolescents. Prevention and coping strategies are important targets for intervention
Extending an Antiracism Lens to the Implementation of Precision Public Health Interventions
Precision public health holds promise to improve disease prevention and health promotion strategies, allowing the right intervention to be delivered to the right population at the right time. Growing concerns underscore the potential for precision-based approaches to exacerbate health disparities by relying on biased data inputs and recapitulating existing access inequities. To achieve its full potential, precision public health must focus on add…
Association Between Perinatal Medical Expenses and a Waiver to Increase Florida Healthy Start Services Within Florida Medicaid Programs
To assess the association between perinatal care expenditures and a Medicaid waiver to increase Florida Healthy Start services among Florida Medicaid non-managed care organization (non-MCO) program enrollees. We assessed perinatal care expenditures from Medicaid claims and encounter data among non-MCO enrollees with increased risk pregnancies who gave birth in Florida during 1998-2006. We used a pre-post design to compare adjusted perinatal medic…
Do Florida Medicaid Providers’ Barriers to HPV Vaccination Vary Based on VFC Program Participation
Perceived racial/ethnic discrimination, problem behaviors, and mental health among minority urban youth
Most adolescents had experienced racial/ethnic discrimination due to their race/ethnicity. Even occasional experiences of racial/ethnic discrimination likely contribute to maladaptive behavioral and mental health outcomes among adolescents. Prevention and coping strategies are important targets for intervention
I can be the Judge of What’s Serious”
Perceptions and Knowledge About the MenB Vaccine Among Parents of High School Students
Serogroup B meningococcal disease (MenB) causes almost 60% of meningitis cases among adolescents and young adults. Yet, MenB vaccine coverage among adolescents remains below 10%. Since parents are the primary medical decision makers for adolescents, we examined MenB vaccination rates and parent attitudes about meningitis and the MenB vaccine. In 2018, in conjunction with a county-wide, school-based immunization campaign, we conducted a mixed meth…
Messaging preferences among Florida caregivers participating in focus groups who had not yet accepted the HPV vaccine for their 11- to 12-year-old child
HPV vaccine messages, whether delivered by a clinician or via text message, will be more acceptable to caregivers if they approach HPV vaccination as the caregivers' decision, and include information from trusted sources to help caregivers make an informed choice
Extending an Antiracism Lens to the Implementation of Precision Public Health Interventions
Precision public health holds promise to improve disease prevention and health promotion strategies, allowing the right intervention to be delivered to the right population at the right time. Growing concerns underscore the potential for precision-based approaches to exacerbate health disparities by relying on biased data inputs and recapitulating existing access inequities. To achieve its full potential, precision public health must focus on add…
Medicine (6 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Vaccination (4 works) · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (4 works) · Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (3 works) · Focus group (3 works) · Immunology (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Health care (2 works)